TY - BOOK AU - Hall,William AU - McDonnell,Anthony AU - O'Neill,Jim TI - Superbugs: an arms race against bacteria SN - 9780674985094 AV - QR177 .S874 2018 PY - 2018/// CY - Cambridge, Massachusetts PB - Harvard University Press KW - Drug resistance in microorganisms KW - Bacterial diseases KW - Prevention KW - Medical policy KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Part I. The rise of resistance: When a scratch could kill --; The rise of resistance --; Failures in tackling drug-resistant infections --; Part II. Solutions to counter antimicrobial resistance: Incentivizing the creation of new drugs --; Prevention is better than cure --; Reducing unnecessary use of antibiotics in humans --; Agriculture and the environment --; Next steps; 2; b N2 - Antibiotics are powerful drugs that can prevent and treat infections, but they are becoming less effective as a result of drug resistance. Superbugs describes this growing global threat, the systematic failures that have led to it, and solutions that governments, industries, and public health specialists can adopt.-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1723836&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -